Month: August 2023
ABC National News
California sues school district over transgender ‘outing’ policy
Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (CHINO, Calif.) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit to try to halt a school district’s enforcement of what his office calls a “forced outing policy” [Read More…]
ABC National News
Remembering the victims of the racially motivated Jacksonville Dollar General shooting
Sean Rayford/Getty Images (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — One was a loving mother working as an Uber driver, another was a devoted father who wanted to give his 4-year-old daughter the world and the youngest victim killed in [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hurricane Idalia tracker: See the latest landfall map
ABC News (TAMPA, Fla.) — Hurricane Idalia is bearing down on Florida, where it’s forecast to make landfall in the Big Bend region Wednesday morning. Landfall is expected between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Wednesday. Storm [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Haley vs. Ramaswamy ramps up while Suarez winds down, and other campaign takeaways
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy lambasted each other at last week’s GOP presidential primary debate, and the feud is only getting fiercer. The two [Read More…]
ABC Health News
COVID hospitalizations increase for 6th consecutive week but still at historic lows
Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID hospitalizations are continuing to increase in the United States, according to data updated Monday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalizations rose for the sixth [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Kimmel, Colbert, Fallon assemble for ‘Strike Force Five’ podcast benefiting striking late-night show writers
Spotify Spotify announced Tuesday it has united the hosts of all the major network late-night talk shows — Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver— for a unique podcast benefiting their [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Scorsese’s star-studded ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ getting wider release October 20
Apple TV+ Killers of the Flower Moon, the book adaptation from Martin Scorsese starring Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Brendan Fraser, will make a bigger splash in theaters than previously known. As [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Is Oscar winner Mira Sorvino headed to ‘Dancing with the Stars’?
Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images Officially, ABC is mum on the matter until the cast is revealed on Wednesday, September 13, but Entertainment Tonight says Mira Sorvino will be joining the forthcoming season of Dancing with the [Read More…]
Ag News
Minnesota corn farmer disheartened by Mexico GM corn ban
There’s heightened concern about U.S. market impact as Mexico moves forward with its ban on genetically modified corn. Minnesota farmer Jim O’Connor says the Mexican government is not abiding by the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. [Read More…]
Ag News
Cash hogs close steady to sharply lower
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were mixed, preparing for this week’s widespread direct cash cattle business. Feeders ignored the losses in corn, which usually provides support. October live was down $.07 at [Read More…]
Ag News
Crop conditions vary as harvest nears in Minnesota
Crop conditions vary as harvest nears in Minnesota. Speaking to Brownfield from the Minnesota State Fair Monday, Minnesota Farm Bureau president Dan Glessing said attendees are asking about the impact of the drought. “Southeast (part [Read More…]
Ag News
Michigan Farm Bureau works to unify against hunger
State and federal efforts to alleviate food insecurity were the focus of a recent roundtable at Michigan State University. Michigan Farm Bureau CEO Scott Piggott tells Brownfield food insecurity in rural communities has grown to [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 29, 2023
Sep. corn closed at $4.69 and 1/2, down 9 centsSep. soybeans closed at $13.82, down 13 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $419.30, down $6.40Sep. soybean oil closed at 66.56, down 34 pointsSep. wheat closed [Read More…]
ABC World News
Pop singer arrested by Iran’s regime after releasing track dedicated to women
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — Mehdi Yarrahi, a prominent Iranian pop singer, was arrested by Iranian authorities on Monday after releasing a song celebrating the anniversary of the Mahsa Amini protests coming up next month. Iran [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez suspends 2024 Republican primary campaign
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced Tuesday that he is suspending his campaign for president after failing to qualify for the first Republican primary debate last week in Milwaukee. “Running for [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise diagnosed with blood cancer
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise announced Tuesday he has been diagnosed with a “very treatable blood cancer” and has started treatment. “After a few days of not feeling like myself [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Defendant in Georgia election interference case asks judge to unseal records
Kenneth Chesebro is seen in a mugshot provided by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, Aug. 23, 2023. — Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (ATLANTA) — Attorney Kenneth Chesebro, one of the 19 defendants in [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Eighteen-year-old donates kidney to mom, encourages others to ‘be a donor’
Courtesy Brooke Lyle and Jessica Jordan (NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas) — For years, Jessica Jordan of North Richland Hills, Texas, lived with debilitating pain. Her daughter, 18-year-old Brooke Lyle, remembers her mom tried to “hide [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Top CEOs call on Biden administration to address migrant influx in New York
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. — Drew Angerer/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Dozens of the [Read More…]
ABC Business News
What to know about Disney World, airport closures as Hurricane Idalia targets Florida
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As Hurricane Idalia makes its way towards Florida, one area at risk is the state’s huge tourism industry. The storm is forecast to make [Read More…]